A top Cabinet minister today defended Andy Burnham for taking a holiday after just two weeks as Prime Minister.
Mr Burnham, who only entered office on 20 July, is taking a break from his day-to-day duties to travel abroad with his family for a long-planned trip.
He is not expected to appear publicly this week, but Downing Street insisted he will still be working and is prepared to travel back to the UK if required.
Reform UK has accused Mr Burnham of ‘bunking off’ while even Labour insiders questioned the PM’s decision to go away.
But Alex Norris, the Justice Secretary, this morning backed
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